The uncertainty regarding aspects of the next Batman standalone film have been removed with some new updates out of Warner Bros. this week. The studio has revealed that the untitled film is set to land on June 25th, 2021 with Matt Reeves still attached as the writer and director for it – which he signed on for back toward the beginning of 2017.
There have been a lot of bits about how this would focus on a younger Bruce Wayne and Batman, being more of a noir adventure, and with Ben Affleck struggling with the role in a number of ways – from being the original director for it to publically talking about wanting to move on after the four films he did in the role – it was something that just felt like a matter of time. And with Warner Bros. seemingly moving to a looser and less connected series of films, this helps in separating it from the Zack Snyder films to a good degree.
No story points have been revealed at this point but it was made clear that while Reeves is a huge fan of the Batman: Year One comics from Frank Miller, his film will not be adapting that.